US #1 DMR by West Springfield 11:43.39
Day 1:
In day one of competition for the New Balance Nationals Virginia athletes did not dissapoint. The biggest performace of the first day of competition was West Springfield's US #1 distance medley relay team winning the national title in a time of 11:43.39. This team was comprised of Katie Kennedy (1200 in 3:37.33), Kiera Bothwell (400 in 63.13), Reagan Bustamante (800 in 2:15.36), and Caroline Alcorta anchoring the team in the second fastest split of the day, 4:47.57. Alcorta recieved the baton and spent no time opening up a sizeable lead on the field. Alcorta grew the lead to roughly 30 meters but that lead was lessened in the final two laps. Alcorta will be competing in the girls 2 Mile as well.
Virginians continued to impress in the relays with two schools performing very well in other relays. In the girls emerging elite 4x200 the girls of Nansemond River ran a VA #1 time to finish in second with their 1:42.17 time. Woodberry Forest also performed well and finished in third in the emerging elite boys 4x400 in 3:24.52 .
On an individual basis two VA athletes found themselves in the top five. Placing fourth in the emerging elite 2 Mile was E.C. Glass fresman Libby Davidson with her state leading 2 mile time of 10:49.64. Grassfield's Grant Holloway started his long meet off on a very good note by winning the boys emerging elite 200 in meet record time of 21.64.
Highlights:
West SpringField US #1 DMR 11:43.39!
(splits: Katie Kennedy 3:37.33, Kiera Bothwell 63.13, Reagan Bustamante 2:15.36, Alcorta 4:47.57)
Grassfield's Grant Holloway 21.64 200m Dash to win EE title! New Meet Record
Libby Davidson (E.C. Glass) 10:49.64 2 Mile to place 4th in the emerging elite division
Woodberry Forest 3:24.52 EE 4x400 to place third
Nansemond River EE 4x200 1:42.17 VA #1! 2nd place
Day 1 Interview:
2014 NB Nationals - West Springfield (VA) girls DMR Interview
Meet Results
Girls Highlights
- 200 Meter Dash - Destiny Ward (Oscar Smith High School) 24.99; Tori Ray (Hampton ) 25.18; 24.92; Destiny Ward (Oscar Smith High School) 24.92 SB; Tori Ray (Hampton) 25.02 SB
- Two Mile Run - Libby Davidson (E.C. Glass) 10:49.64 SB; Erin Saunders (Jefferson Forest) 11:00.63 SB; Morgan Lewis (Veritas School) 11:11.21 SB
- 4x200 Meter Relay - Nansemond River 1:42.17; Hayfield H.S. 1:45.37; Tallwood 1:45.69;Manchester High School 1:46.11; ; Midlothian High School 1:46.31; Atlee 1:46.59; ; Heritage (Lynchburg) 1:46.91;
- 4x400 Meter Relay - Episcopal Academy 3:59.41; Wilson Memorial 4:02.43;Phoebus 4:04.07; Western Branch High School 4:05.72; Woodbridge HS 4:09.87;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - Wilson Memorial 9:31.34; Western Branch High School 9:59.98;
- 60 Meter Hurdles - Jasmine Moore(Wakefield) 9.18
- 60 Meter Dash - Tori Ray (Hampton ) 7.74 SB;
- 800 Meter Run - Nichelle Scott* (L.C. Bird) 2:15.39 SB;Jessica Gray (Osbourn Park ) 2:20.88 SB; Emily Hammond (Wakefield Memorial High School) 2:21.48 SB;
- Distance Medley Relay - West Springfield 11:43.39; Ocean Lakes 12:37.08; Osbourn Park 12:38.16;
- High Jump - Crystal Jones (Colonial Forge) 5-6.5; Nicie Grier-spratley (Thomas Edison) 5-6.5; Britney Nguetta (C.D. Hylton) 5-4.5 SB;; Amiaya Carey (Stafford High School) 5-4.5;
- Pole Vault - Adeline Scelzi* (Deep Run) 11-7;Rachael Fasana (Lake Braddock) 11-7; Katrina Barredo (Western Albemarle) 11-1;
- Shot Put - Egypt Parker (St. Catherine's) 41-8.5
- Triple Jump - Skyla Davidson (Lake Braddock) 37-3
Boys Highlights
- 200 Meter Dash - Grant Holloway (Grassfield) 21.64 SB; Kadeem Middleton (Nansemond River) 22.96 SB
- Two Mile Run - Tripp Fitch (Veritas School) 9:36.91 SB
- 400 Meter Dash - Hunter Sampson (Salem (Roanoke)) 50.64 SB; John Gerard (Midlothian High School) 50.88 SB; Tanner Reed (Christiansburg) 51.21 SB;
- 4x200 Meter Relay - E.C. Glass 1:33.20; I.C. Norcom 1:33.25; Manchester High School 1:33.49; Nansemond River 1:34.35
- 4x400 Meter Relay - Woodberry Forest 3:24.52; Wakefield 3:26.11; Western Branch High School 3:30.73; Fauquier 3:30.94
- 4x800 Meter Relay Landstown High School 8:03.06; ; Hickory High School 8:08.11
- 60 Meter Dash - Jamik Alexander (Heritage (Lynchburg)) 7.00 SB; Jomari Becnel (Phoebus) 7.02 SB
- 800 Meter Run - Josh Willard * (Clover Hill) 1:56.99 SB; Owen Buck (West Springfield) 1:57.57 SB;
- Distance Medley Relay - Chantilly 10:32.07; James W. Robinson 10:41.38; Western Branch High School 10:44.81;
- Pole Vault - Carlos Curevas (Amherst County) 14-4.5 SB